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and trinity both producing wind turbines and wind towers, and that's a critical factor for us to keep those plants moving past 2013. >> reporter: o. kay henderson says these single issue voters add up quickly in such a small state. >> if iowa does again come down to a few thousand votes, these sort of narrow cast issues can have a huge effect. and so that is why you see the obama campaign pushing this so hard, because the wind energy industry has about 7,000 or 8,000 workers in iowa. >> reporter: then there is the fight in plain sight-- the >> romney would jeopardize thousands of jobs and knock the wind out of iowa's economy. >> a prairie fire of debt is sweeping across the nation. >> reporter: the negative ads are on >> reporter: the negative ads on almost every channel, every night. >> i mean, it's almost-- the ads border on being vulgar. >> reporter: steve bump has run a fireplace business in the des moines suburbs for 38 years, he knows fall is when people think about snuggling up to a warm fire, and more important for him, when they make buying decisions. >> if i'm selling romanc
and trinity both producing wind turbines and wind towers, and that's a critical factor for us to keep those plants moving past 2013. >> reporter: o. kay henderson says these single issue voters add up quickly in such a small state. >> if iowa does again come down to a few thousand votes, these sort of narrow cast issues can have a huge effect. and so that is why you see the obama campaign pushing this so hard, because the wind energy industry has about 7,000 or 8,000 workers in...
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we have exclusive interviews with both the first lady and ann romney. coming up at the top of the hour, but let's go to candy now. where will the wives be actually sitting in this debate hall? think we just lost candy. unfortunately. candy, we'll get her back. we're having some technical issues. we're watching what's going on. many of us will be watching to be the tonight for one standout moment that could help change the outcome of the election. john king is at the magic wall looking at some of the most powerful debates these changes have had over the years and they've been pretty powerful. >> the the question is, will there be a game changing moment tonight? one, two, more? let's go back in history and take a look. start with 1980. watch the carter rean race play out in the polls here. this was their one and only debate. reagan had come from behind and moved ahead of carter. the question was, was he up to it? a lot of people think this was the moment. >> are you better off than you were four years ago? is it easier for you to go and buy things in the
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caller: i would like to ask both the president and mitt romney to site dates were they contradict each other. like when mitt romney was for abortion a while back and now he is for it. also, romney brent in 2002 that he would not get any money into the olympics, but the taxpayers paid for the olympics. >> appreciate your call. the next is a viewer from twitter. they would like to ask, what with the candidates do about the increasing costs of college tuition and the general and accessibility of higher education? next up is a call from washington -- wichitaw. what would you ask? caller: the american dream has been you need to america for over 200 years. in the last 18 years, it has been about them trying to make a democrat country where the voters have a say on anything and we spend so much time in other countries that the american dream is dissolving to nothing in america. how is mitt romney going to fix that? i know obama cannot fix it. how will mitt romney fix it? >> that was a caller from kansas. next up, caller from kentucky. independent. caller: i was like to ask the president and t
caller: i would like to ask both the president and mitt romney to site dates were they contradict each other. like when mitt romney was for abortion a while back and now he is for it. also, romney brent in 2002 that he would not get any money into the olympics, but the taxpayers paid for the olympics. >> appreciate your call. the next is a viewer from twitter. they would like to ask, what with the candidates do about the increasing costs of college tuition and the general and...
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here's where it gets really interesting the french figured out that high tax rates on millionaires was both good for their economy and for their country and they also figured out that it's stupid to give a super low tax rate to bankers like mitt romney and heiresses like paris hilton so they raised their capital gains rate to be the same as their ordinary income tax rate now this isn't going over very well with the very very few people in france who live off billions inherited from grandpa or who make their living hustling stocks they've declared themselves the pigeons of the country and are complaining that they're having to pay up just like everybody else french government of course is ignoring them but here in the us we still have this super duper special paris hilton mitt romney's tax rate the capital gains rate the you probably haven't heard a word about in the press and you certainly haven't heard the other countries most recently france think it's stupid and are taxing their paris hiltons and their mitt romney's at the same rate as they do their bus drivers or their surgeons of their
here's where it gets really interesting the french figured out that high tax rates on millionaires was both good for their economy and for their country and they also figured out that it's stupid to give a super low tax rate to bankers like mitt romney and heiresses like paris hilton so they raised their capital gains rate to be the same as their ordinary income tax rate now this isn't going over very well with the very very few people in france who live off billions inherited from grandpa or...
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governor romney will have the last word. organizers say they decided that and today we got a preview of the game plan from both sides here on fox news channel. starting with the president's campaign. >> well, we're overcoming what was the worst recession since the great depression. we have made a lot of progress. we are losing 800,000 jobs a month. obviously we have created 5 million jobs. he will talk about the progress we have made and lay out a road map to create good paying sustainable jobs for the middle class. >> we have seen record unemployment for 43 consecutive months. 47 million americans on food stamps. one in six in poverty. if that's progress i hate to see what the next four years look like. >> shepard: well, as i mentioned, the president and governor romney will probably be speaking to the biggest tv audience of the campaign. four years ago on this night, 52 million americans watched the first presidential debate between then senator obama and senator mccain. this year, the kneilson company estimates more than
governor romney will have the last word. organizers say they decided that and today we got a preview of the game plan from both sides here on fox news channel. starting with the president's campaign. >> well, we're overcoming what was the worst recession since the great depression. we have made a lot of progress. we are losing 800,000 jobs a month. obviously we have created 5 million jobs. he will talk about the progress we have made and lay out a road map to create good paying...
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romney is an optimistic guy. he will be better for himself if he focuses on optimism. >> talk about strength. >> the republican strategist talks about this all the time. the moments that matter are moments where you do something to show that you're a strong leader and either by implication or a frontal attack the other person is not as strong. reagan and clinton are masters of this, through their demeanor, ceasing the moment, it will be played over and over again of strength, not weakness. >> my real prickish question, a difficult one. the alien from abroad, and he looked at it and said, who is that guy? and he said, it's romney. it seems to be out of the normal conduct of people thaw meet. it seems odd. >> all of the polls have said two to one that they expect obama to outperform romney. so in that sense if he gets up there on the stage and realizes that he's not an alien, looks like he has a pulse -- >> if you went to mitt romney's rally this week compared to february, you would see no appreciable performance.
romney is an optimistic guy. he will be better for himself if he focuses on optimism. >> talk about strength. >> the republican strategist talks about this all the time. the moments that matter are moments where you do something to show that you're a strong leader and either by implication or a frontal attack the other person is not as strong. reagan and clinton are masters of this, through their demeanor, ceasing the moment, it will be played over and over again of strength, not...
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both candidates right now, mitt romney and barack obama, no doubt, very nervous. i'm nervous, just looking at that picture. diane? >> okay, jake. i will see you tonight for the big event. and i want to bring in co-anchor of "good morning america" and anchor of "this week," my co-anchor tonight, george stephanopoulos. such a night after this long road. what are these two men thinking right now? >> reporter: probably exactly the same thing. tonight, don't take the other guy's bait. play your game. but there is more pressure on mitt romney tonight. you look at the polls right now, he's behind nationally, probably behind even more in the battleground statements. he needs a circuit breaker and he probably has to do something that gives people that say right now they're voting for the president, to give him a second look. >> give all of us a viewer's guide to what they are prepped to do. >> reporter: watch for almost every time mitt romney gets a question, he will try to turn it back to president obama's record. and make president obama bear responsibility for the econo
both candidates right now, mitt romney and barack obama, no doubt, very nervous. i'm nervous, just looking at that picture. diane? >> okay, jake. i will see you tonight for the big event. and i want to bring in co-anchor of "good morning america" and anchor of "this week," my co-anchor tonight, george stephanopoulos. such a night after this long road. what are these two men thinking right now? >> reporter: probably exactly the same thing. tonight, don't take the...
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romney tonight? >> reverend, let me start by wishing you a happy birthday tonight. >> you have a file on me, i hear. i hope everything is fine or good. >> i think we'll survive unless you can't hear me but i would say the biggest challenge that mitt romney has is he's in a box. no matter what he says, it's likely he says the complete opposite in his past. look, people are wanting to see the real mitt romney. they want to know who he really is. i think his biggest challenge is not being himself. >> now, your dad, jon huntsman, was a candidate against him and debated against him. did you have a problem, which romney is going to show snup. >> that's what people are asking, is the conservative romney or moderate romney when he ran against senator kennedy or a whole different version of romney? but i will say, the only way he's going to knock president obama off message is if he does show a side of himself that none of us have ever seen and that's the only way he's going to hit it out of the ballpark, is
romney tonight? >> reverend, let me start by wishing you a happy birthday tonight. >> you have a file on me, i hear. i hope everything is fine or good. >> i think we'll survive unless you can't hear me but i would say the biggest challenge that mitt romney has is he's in a box. no matter what he says, it's likely he says the complete opposite in his past. look, people are wanting to see the real mitt romney. they want to know who he really is. i think his biggest challenge is...
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candidly it's mitt romney who has had the problem in the appearances lately. in that regard, i think if he makes it through without doing anything like that, that alope puts him in game. >> bret: one thing you watch is the dynamic between the two. what is not spoken. just body language, kind of the interaction. what do r you looking for in the first 30 minutes let's say? >> we have never seen them together on a stage. they met once or twice before. it will be interesting to see how it plays out. we can think of one debate where the body language between the two candidates made a difference. bush versus gore, gore acted supercilious and condescending toward governor bush. it played badly with the public. went over badly. he was sighing and went over and stood in his space. and bush looked at him. that was body language. there aren't many of those. truth is as important as they are and as many people watch them it's not usual for a debate to really change trajectory of a race but it can happen. that's why we're so interested tonight. it could happen because of b
candidly it's mitt romney who has had the problem in the appearances lately. in that regard, i think if he makes it through without doing anything like that, that alope puts him in game. >> bret: one thing you watch is the dynamic between the two. what is not spoken. just body language, kind of the interaction. what do r you looking for in the first 30 minutes let's say? >> we have never seen them together on a stage. they met once or twice before. it will be interesting to see how...
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what the budget plan mitt romney supports actually does. more huge tax breaks skewed to the wealthy. while cutting nearly eight hundred billion from medicaid... even though middle-class families rely on medicaid to help loved ones cover nursing-home care. and it helps parents support children with disabilities. if mitt romney really "cares," wouldn't we see it in his priorities? . >>> the metropolitan airport's authority added four members to the board and comes down amid questionable contracting prices. d.c. and maryland get an additional seat and virginia receives two. the maryland governor o'malley, speaking out now against penn national gaming and that that casino company is running false ads against question 7 on the november ballot. >> and the gaming company that is funding all of the ads, trying to claim that dollars never go to schools. total hogwash. complete lie. that is perpetuating. total falsehood for them to say we're not investing in education. >> the spokesman behind the ads say they're not our assertions but independent med
what the budget plan mitt romney supports actually does. more huge tax breaks skewed to the wealthy. while cutting nearly eight hundred billion from medicaid... even though middle-class families rely on medicaid to help loved ones cover nursing-home care. and it helps parents support children with disabilities. if mitt romney really "cares," wouldn't we see it in his priorities? . >>> the metropolitan airport's authority added four members to the board and comes down amid...
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mitt romney, too. but he knows he has to change perceptions tonight. more voters now see romney negatively than see him positively. and that loses elections. >> only two presidential candidates in the last 20 years have had a net negative image at this point and one of them lost, george h.w. bush. >> reporter: romney got good news from three battlegrounds in florida. he's now behind by just one point. still way down in ohio. but in virginia, romney's down by just two. with a lot on the line in past debates, romney's done well. >> going up against mitt romney is not a fun thing. he's got the facts. he drills you, stays, tenacious. >> reporter: and sometimes aggressive. >> don't use a term like that. >> reporter: aides admit barack obama in debates can sound like a professorial know it all. >> i understand the broader point that senator clinton has been trying to make over the last several weeks. >> reporter: tonight's format is from 2008, two podiums, moderator jim lehrer, 90 minutes, no breaks. a back-and-forth on domestic issues with possible firework
mitt romney, too. but he knows he has to change perceptions tonight. more voters now see romney negatively than see him positively. and that loses elections. >> only two presidential candidates in the last 20 years have had a net negative image at this point and one of them lost, george h.w. bush. >> reporter: romney got good news from three battlegrounds in florida. he's now behind by just one point. still way down in ohio. but in virginia, romney's down by just two. with a lot on...
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it will give voters a chance to size up both candidates. craig bosswell lee with all of the details. craig? >> reporter: good evening to you, shawn. president obama moments ago wrapped up his walk-through and spent about 30 minutes on the stage inside the magnus arena and the first question of the debate will go to president obama. both campaigns have been downplaying the expectations, the fact tonight that stakes here are very high. the 90-minute showdown will be broken down into six 15-minute segments. the moderator opens each segment with a question llowed by answers from each candidate and a discussion of the topic. >> there will be fewer questions and more extended discussion that dives into certain detail -- issues in detail. >> reporter: both men are certain to face tough questions on domestic issues, healthcare, the fiscal crisis, unemployment rate and taxes and the role of government and governing style. pollsters said mitt romney has to win big tonight. >> he's no longer winning the question on who will do best on the economy. he'
it will give voters a chance to size up both candidates. craig bosswell lee with all of the details. craig? >> reporter: good evening to you, shawn. president obama moments ago wrapped up his walk-through and spent about 30 minutes on the stage inside the magnus arena and the first question of the debate will go to president obama. both campaigns have been downplaying the expectations, the fact tonight that stakes here are very high. the 90-minute showdown will be broken down into six...
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mitt romney spent the day relaxing with his family. both candidates walked through the hall here. president obama finished his walk-through a few moments ago. we have extended interview with romney advisor robert gibbs and romney advisor. we look at the controversy over the administration disregard of a law that requires layoff notices for defense contractors because of impending budget cuts. new details on who was behind last month deadly attack on the u.s. mission in libya and how organized it was. wait until you hear what was found today. "special report" from denver here in the debate hall starts at 6:00 eastern. now have back to new york and my colleagues with "the five." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> dana: today, secretary of state hillary clinton penalled to work with congress on the libya terror investigation. lawmakers want to know if the white house ignore requests for additional security from our consulate in months before, four americans were murdered three weeks ago. dick cheney thinks there was a coverup. >> this whole episode benghazi demonstrates that they don't have a handle
mitt romney spent the day relaxing with his family. both candidates walked through the hall here. president obama finished his walk-through a few moments ago. we have extended interview with romney advisor robert gibbs and romney advisor. we look at the controversy over the administration disregard of a law that requires layoff notices for defense contractors because of impending budget cuts. new details on who was behind last month deadly attack on the u.s. mission in libya and how organized...
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mitt romney made over $100 million by shutting down power plant and devastated our lives. turns out that when we built that stage, it was like hoping my own coffin, and it just made me sick. >> priorities u.s.a. action is responsible for the content. >> out of the blue when they were told to build -- >> so pretty powerful add, powerful because it's a real story. powerful because it sets the table is a set in terms of what mitt romney's priorities were peered out from a visual perspective, this ad was seen shooting the visitors 2 million times on youtube and most impressively, it was seen in the swing states. so this is the kind of advertising we decided to run in swing states, particularly in a place like ohio, for example, where blue-collar downscale boaters were looking for this kind of information and saw the priorities of mitt romney and i think this is very important as setting the stage for the rest of the campaign. i will show you one more added and i promise to shut out. it is not on not d., negative. some of it was gone. here is one we did leading up to the olympi
mitt romney made over $100 million by shutting down power plant and devastated our lives. turns out that when we built that stage, it was like hoping my own coffin, and it just made me sick. >> priorities u.s.a. action is responsible for the content. >> out of the blue when they were told to build -- >> so pretty powerful add, powerful because it's a real story. powerful because it sets the table is a set in terms of what mitt romney's priorities were peered out from a visual...
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romney's not embraced that at all. >> good luck tonight. thank you both. new next, tick tock, tick tock. let's clear the air from a mile up. look, if you have copd like me, you know it can be hard to breathe, and how that feels. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open for 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that does both. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. stop taking spiriva and seek immediate medical help if your breathing suddenly worsens, your throat or tongue swells, you get hives, vision changes or eye pain, or problems passing urine. other side effects include dry mouth and constipation. nothing can reverse copd. spiriva helps me breathe better. (blo
romney's not embraced that at all. >> good luck tonight. thank you both. new next, tick tock, tick tock. let's clear the air from a mile up. look, if you have copd like me, you know it can be hard to breathe, and how that feels. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open for 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that does both. spiriva handihaler...
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both with harvard law degrees, romney has an mba, too, for extra measure. smart, fit, focused men, but expect different physical signals. the president's message -- >> in charge. in charge, ready to go. things are not happening by accident. things have been deliberate. and he has a plan and he has the conviction that that's the best plan. >> the goal, calm confidence. but to avoid -- >> he purses his lips while nervous. maybe looks down. gathers his thoughts. it may be a signal he's nervous. romney tends to get argument ive. ing i thi ing. >> for romney, the goal may be warm smile, kind eye, open posture. avoid ko avoid condescending. >> he's got to make that connection if people are going to trust him and give him their vote. >> and remember this about debates. whatever the mission, there may be mayhem. all that is certain, two will enter. one will leave victorious. >> when they shake hands, these two haven't met for years. >> we'll be watching all of that. you just hear it on the radio, you have to watch. >> and watch it on cnn. >> thank you very much. we
both with harvard law degrees, romney has an mba, too, for extra measure. smart, fit, focused men, but expect different physical signals. the president's message -- >> in charge. in charge, ready to go. things are not happening by accident. things have been deliberate. and he has a plan and he has the conviction that that's the best plan. >> the goal, calm confidence. but to avoid -- >> he purses his lips while nervous. maybe looks down. gathers his thoughts. it may be a...
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mitt romney, too. but he knows he has to change perceptions tonight. more voters now see romney negatively than see him positively. and that loses elections. >>. >> reporter: in virginia, romney's down by just two. with a lot on the line in past debates, romney has done well. >> going against romney is not a fun thing. he has the facts. he drills you, stays, tenacious. >> reporter: and sometimes aggressive. >> the idea that i'm anti-immigrant is repulsive. don't use a term like that. >> reporter: aides admit barack obama in debates can sound like a professorial know it all. >> i understand the broader point that senator clinton has been trying to make over the last several weeks. >> reporter: tonight's format is from 2008. moderator jim lehrer, 90 minutes, no breaks. with possible fireworks. >> i think you'll see both of them be more aggressive than either of their campaigns have predicted because the stakes are pretty high. >> reporter: the content could get even tighter, after tonight's clash. but most here in denver agree, this race could be decided
mitt romney, too. but he knows he has to change perceptions tonight. more voters now see romney negatively than see him positively. and that loses elections. >>. >> reporter: in virginia, romney's down by just two. with a lot on the line in past debates, romney has done well. >> going against romney is not a fun thing. he has the facts. he drills you, stays, tenacious. >> reporter: and sometimes aggressive. >> the idea that i'm anti-immigrant is repulsive. don't...
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. >>> would ceo's make romney president? wait until you hear the rationale. >>> and facing realities of the digital age. facebook may be watching your web searches to steer relevancy your way. is it just good business? we'll debate both sides of the issue coming up. back in a moment. margin. mr. margin? don't be modest, bob. you found a better way to pack a bowling ball. that was ups. and who called ups? you did, bob. i just asked a question. it takes a long time to pack a bowling ball. the last guy pitched more ball packers. but you... you consulted ups. you found a better way. that's logistics. that's margin. find out what else ups knows. i'll do that. you're on a roll. that's funny. i wasn't being funny, bob. i know. [ man ] when i'm in my zone... every move i make is a statement... ♪ ...that inspires me to make my mark. ♪ [ male announcer ] the all-new lexus es 350. ♪ boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn
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do you see a parallel there, a potential romney/kerry parallel? >> just about everything between 2004 and 2008 has paralleled so far. both candidates are flip-floppers from massachusetts who are fundamentally flawed that ran on their biography. the numbers parallel each other. after the republican convention are, romney took 47% of the vote. kerry, 48% of the vote. after the in-party convention, both obama and bush took a big lead e to date you not very much evidence that romney has yet assembled the number of voters that he will need to take the presidency. now, if that -- if these parallels continue, you would expect romney to make some gains over the next few days in the aftermath of the first presidential debate. the challenger does tend to make gains afterwards, largely because there are late tent supporters that switch to undecided after the in-party convention. the problem for romney, after his own convention, he only went to 47% of the vote f something similar happened this time, woe still trained he will need something better than what ke
do you see a parallel there, a potential romney/kerry parallel? >> just about everything between 2004 and 2008 has paralleled so far. both candidates are flip-floppers from massachusetts who are fundamentally flawed that ran on their biography. the numbers parallel each other. after the republican convention are, romney took 47% of the vote. kerry, 48% of the vote. after the in-party convention, both obama and bush took a big lead e to date you not very much evidence that romney has yet...
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is ann romney there? are their children there? >> both candidates' wives will be here. but not yet. the first lady, sort of funny, the president has been having his debate prep in nevada. the first lady is holding a campaign event in nevada. but they're at separate locations and will be flying to denver separately and meeting up here for the first time. she'll see him before the debate, but it is hardly, i think, the kind of date any couple would want for their 20th wedding anniversary. she did say she expects to -- he'll make it up to her at another time. >> i guess a presidential debate is a pretty decent excuse. jessica yellin for us in denver. jessica, we'll look for you later. thank you so much. >>> cnn's live coverage of tonight's debate begins at 7:00 eastern. >>> call it the debate before the debate. we're about to show you what each candidate will probably say tonight in his own words. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> the woman who battled mitt romney ten years ago joins me live on how their debate gave romney a major boost. >>> plus -- >> middle class has been buri
is ann romney there? are their children there? >> both candidates' wives will be here. but not yet. the first lady, sort of funny, the president has been having his debate prep in nevada. the first lady is holding a campaign event in nevada. but they're at separate locations and will be flying to denver separately and meeting up here for the first time. she'll see him before the debate, but it is hardly, i think, the kind of date any couple would want for their 20th wedding anniversary....
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mitt romney will be making the closing remarks. apparently, the president opting for that when he won the coin toss. it is better to catch an audience earlier. nevertheless, it is interesting how he tries to play this on a day that the economy is going to be front and center. we have some good numbers. we also have some distressing news about money coming in. each side will pounce on the numbers that are out there. that will be the debate. lori: this is romney's last and final chance to convince us. do you agree? lou: not all the time is the first debate the most highly rated. most of the time, that is so. there will be a vice presidential debate. in 1984, it was the second debate between ronald reagan's that got a lot more attention. what happened is ronald reagan's stumbled badly in that first debate. some even said at that point he was too old to be president. he comes roaring back in the second debate with that famous line i will not hold my opponent youth and inexperience against him. hard to say. you know, how this plays out.
mitt romney will be making the closing remarks. apparently, the president opting for that when he won the coin toss. it is better to catch an audience earlier. nevertheless, it is interesting how he tries to play this on a day that the economy is going to be front and center. we have some good numbers. we also have some distressing news about money coming in. each side will pounce on the numbers that are out there. that will be the debate. lori: this is romney's last and final chance to...
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both are talking points. >> absolutely. romney, it is kind of interesting. there is something he is doing very well as something he is doing wrong. the thing he is doing well is he is not the least bit intimidated by the stature of senator kennedy. he is getting as good as he gets. there is not a hint of nervousness. on the other hand, what seems to have him exercised in this clip is that he personally was being attacked in those ads. that is what has upset. kennedy turns that around and says, wait a minute, why did he not ask me something about the needs of the voters? it is a bunch of me, me, me. something that jumps out at me is kennedy has that line of what you told your fund-raisers and what you said on national television, which is exactly the issue that got him in trouble with the tape of the 47%. >> you pointed out you never want to give your opponent an opening. did that happen in that exchange? >> i think what really happened in that exchange between the two of them is that kennedy was able to shift his answer he was giving back to the ground he wa
both are talking points. >> absolutely. romney, it is kind of interesting. there is something he is doing very well as something he is doing wrong. the thing he is doing well is he is not the least bit intimidated by the stature of senator kennedy. he is getting as good as he gets. there is not a hint of nervousness. on the other hand, what seems to have him exercised in this clip is that he personally was being attacked in those ads. that is what has upset. kennedy turns that around and...
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both sides are downplaying expectations. president barack obama and republican presidential hopeful mitt romney will square off on the issues in their first side- by-side showdown of this race. >> i think the winner will be declared by the american people based on what the two candidates say and who lays out a vision for the future, some policy details. >> tonight the debate will focus on domestic issues including the economy, health care, and the role of government. the candidates are preparing and many are weighing in on what they need to do. >> i don't think mitt romney has to win this debate. he needs to show that he is presidential and compassionate. >> the president is all about his mannerisms and his style. i think he cannot come across as charitable or impatient. he has to act like he wants to be there and maybe smile a lot. >> tonight could be a critical moment. for both moment according poll, mr. obama holds a 51% to 43% lead in ohio. in virginia and florida, romney is also trailing, but the numbers are much closer
both sides are downplaying expectations. president barack obama and republican presidential hopeful mitt romney will square off on the issues in their first side- by-side showdown of this race. >> i think the winner will be declared by the american people based on what the two candidates say and who lays out a vision for the future, some policy details. >> tonight the debate will focus on domestic issues including the economy, health care, and the role of government. the candidates...
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the candidate's wives michelle obama and ann romney, you're going to hear from both of them. both have been talking to cnn, and want to focus, first of all, on the first lady. michelle obama speaking with our own jessica yellin. >> i get so nervous at these debates. ip, i'm like one of those parents watching their kid on the balance beam. you're just standing there just trying not to, you know, have any expression at all. >> i've read that before a speech you tell him have fun, but it's a little bit different because it's more of a competition, more like a game of one-on-one. what's your motivational advice to him before -- >> you know, he doesn't need much advice. he has been doing this for quite some time, so he knows -- he knows the job. he has been doing it for quite some time. he is a very good debater. i do tell him to have fun and relax and just be himself because the truth is if he is the barack obama, the country has come to know and trust, he is going to do a great job. >> some of his aides have said one of his challenges is to keep the answers short. i know that yo
the candidate's wives michelle obama and ann romney, you're going to hear from both of them. both have been talking to cnn, and want to focus, first of all, on the first lady. michelle obama speaking with our own jessica yellin. >> i get so nervous at these debates. ip, i'm like one of those parents watching their kid on the balance beam. you're just standing there just trying not to, you know, have any expression at all. >> i've read that before a speech you tell him have fun, but...
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to both groups on the campaign trail and tv ads and interview with the denver post romney tried to soft somebody of his previously hardline immigration rhetoric saying he would honor president obama's order providing amnesty to the children of illegal immigrants. ann romney stressed the softer side of mitt. >> in colorado you know you need someone that has compassion, and that has the capacity to understand what people are going through, to have the solutions and get the job done. >> at times the attempts to court these voters has been even more ob see kwee yes. >>. >> i love you women! >> but has the damage already been done? in a new article in the national journal ron brownstein writes with one key voting block noncollege educated white women. or as brown stein refers to them as waitress moms. through a targeted and sustained appeal to working women on display in obama ads like this one the incumbent has been particularly effective and brown stein's piece he writes democrats say blue collar women have been the principle and most receptive target for their extended ad barrage portrayi
to both groups on the campaign trail and tv ads and interview with the denver post romney tried to soft somebody of his previously hardline immigration rhetoric saying he would honor president obama's order providing amnesty to the children of illegal immigrants. ann romney stressed the softer side of mitt. >> in colorado you know you need someone that has compassion, and that has the capacity to understand what people are going through, to have the solutions and get the job done....
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supporting mitt romney. one ad says -- i'm paraphrasing here obviously, but one ad says essentially president obama is a nice guy who couldn't get the job done. that was the attack against him. the next break, there's an ad saying president obama is a radical socialist, green energy lunatic who is trying to take your job. the result is, like, the more money actually didn't feed into a larger narrative in a way that i think the romney campaign would have preferred. second reason that the superpack money is less effective now is that under fcc rules, the super pack campaigns are able to get lowest available rate for the advertising or television advertising right now because we're in the window before an election. super packs are not ail to do that. super packs vying for the same number of points in the same market spend twice or three times as much as a campaign is to get the same money. the third reason i think you're seeing super packs being less effective than they were early on is that in just the last mo
supporting mitt romney. one ad says -- i'm paraphrasing here obviously, but one ad says essentially president obama is a nice guy who couldn't get the job done. that was the attack against him. the next break, there's an ad saying president obama is a radical socialist, green energy lunatic who is trying to take your job. the result is, like, the more money actually didn't feed into a larger narrative in a way that i think the romney campaign would have preferred. second reason that the...
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think about moments and things, both ryan and romney plan to do --. gregg: todd akin does not stand for the republican party. you know that. he doesn't represent the republican. >> started with planned parenthood. some taxpayers don't want to pay for everyone's birth control and planned parenthood. i don't think that was true. gregg: we have to move on. voters, you know for several years tended to prefer split power in washington, d.c. take a look at this poll now, again "the wall street journal" just out, for the first time in the journal's polling going back to the mid 1980s, majority of voters, 52% pulled their support behind one party rule? is that a sign americans are absolutely fed up with partisanship ship and gridlock and is that kind of a slap at republican party? >> there is sign of some of that. also as the poll points out, this happens a little closer to a general election because both sides, both sides the partisans harden up say we want our guys in power of everything. but i would remind everyone democrats had power for two years. they h
think about moments and things, both ryan and romney plan to do --. gregg: todd akin does not stand for the republican party. you know that. he doesn't represent the republican. >> started with planned parenthood. some taxpayers don't want to pay for everyone's birth control and planned parenthood. i don't think that was true. gregg: we have to move on. voters, you know for several years tended to prefer split power in washington, d.c. take a look at this poll now, again "the wall...
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that's real caring for people. >> as both of you know, mitt romney's 47% comments have been the focus of three attack ads and now, one labor union is add tog that a series of new videos, including sanitation workers who actually picked up mitt romney's trash from his home in california. >> my name is richard hayes and i pick up mitt romney's trash. when i'm 55, 60 years old, i know my body's going to break down. i don't know mitt romney doesn't care about that. zbr and one of the stars of another video in that series is joan raymonday, president of ask me local 127. thanks for joining us. good morning. >> how are you? >> i'm well. that video has more than a million views on youtube so far. the message is pretty harsh. do you think it's fair? >> i think it, richard hayes is speaking from the heart. i think it's more than fair. we think that mitt romney is out of touch with regular working folk like richard hayes. and he is doesn't care about the 47%. he wants to gut public workers. but we're not the problem. to us, the problem is these big tax policies that gives breaks for the super r
that's real caring for people. >> as both of you know, mitt romney's 47% comments have been the focus of three attack ads and now, one labor union is add tog that a series of new videos, including sanitation workers who actually picked up mitt romney's trash from his home in california. >> my name is richard hayes and i pick up mitt romney's trash. when i'm 55, 60 years old, i know my body's going to break down. i don't know mitt romney doesn't care about that. zbr and one of the...
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-- see the spin room where both parties will offer their comments. again, the media set up outside of ritchie hall. the hall is closed right now. the president and mr. romney will come later to rehearse for the debate. the media is not permitted to watch that. we will have live coverage when it gets under way at starting at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. and live out to the pentagon for a news briefing with lieutenant- general adrian bradshaw. he is an afghanistan today and will be briefing reporters via videoconference on the progress and transition in afghanistan. again, we are live in the pentagon this morning for a news briefing with lieutenant-general adrian bradshaw piteous, once again, in afghanistan and he will be briefing -- he is, once again, in afghanistan and he will be briefing reporters on the progress and transition in afghanistan. later, former secretary of state henry kissinger will be looking at the upcoming agenda on the 18th national congress of china and what it means for u.s.-china relations. china will have new communist party po
-- see the spin room where both parties will offer their comments. again, the media set up outside of ritchie hall. the hall is closed right now. the president and mr. romney will come later to rehearse for the debate. the media is not permitted to watch that. we will have live coverage when it gets under way at starting at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. and live out to the pentagon for a news briefing with lieutenant- general adrian bradshaw. he is an afghanistan today and will be briefing...
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both candidates took a break from their intense -- intense prep yesterday. analysts say in the end, debates seem to be more about entertainment and few have ever made a really big difference. >> most of us we know who have already made up our minds will be cheering for one candidate or another. history says the debates are probably not defining in any particular way. >> here is a look at the stage. michelle obama admits she's very nervous. >> i'm like one of those parents watching their kid on the balance -- balance beam. you are just starting there trying not to have any expression at all. >> reporter: tonight's debate is focused on domestic policy and expected -- and is expected to be dominated about questions to the economy. >>> and debate-watching parties are planned all over the bay area tonight. events will be at the democratic headquarters in san mateo county and antioch beginning at 5:30. the sonoma county republican party and the tea party express in napa are holding events as well. in san francisco, a group will hold their debate watch party at the
both candidates took a break from their intense -- intense prep yesterday. analysts say in the end, debates seem to be more about entertainment and few have ever made a really big difference. >> most of us we know who have already made up our minds will be cheering for one candidate or another. history says the debates are probably not defining in any particular way. >> here is a look at the stage. michelle obama admits she's very nervous. >> i'm like one of those parents...
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he sits at 49% in both his ballot test and job approval rating. mitt romney coalesced republicans and to close the gap on likely voters because of republican enthusiasm, 49/46. david? >> former pennsylvania senator rick santorum is a former republican presidential candidate and author of the new book "american patriots: answering the call to freedom." senator, good to see you. >> thank you, david. >> talk about the book in a minute. let's talk about the debate. i spoke with governor chris christie on "meet the press" and he said come thursday morning, the narrative will be completely different after the first debate. how so? what are you looking for tonight? >> first off, having gone through debates in the primary, they are a big deal, and it's going to be a big moment tonight somewhere, and i think the narrative will change. what it will change to, i don't know, but i think the potential for governor romney to do well tonight i think is actually pretty good. i think expectations are very low. president obama is a much more dynamic speaker. i'm no
he sits at 49% in both his ballot test and job approval rating. mitt romney coalesced republicans and to close the gap on likely voters because of republican enthusiasm, 49/46. david? >> former pennsylvania senator rick santorum is a former republican presidential candidate and author of the new book "american patriots: answering the call to freedom." senator, good to see you. >> thank you, david. >> talk about the book in a minute. let's talk about the debate. i...
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he has to do both at the same time. at the coffee can. it's a very thin line to walk. stuart: you can attack with a smile on your face. >> ronald reagan could do that. >> he is no ronald reagan. stuart: that's a line i've heard before. >> sees no jack kennedy there. was he one of your gas? stuart: you can go after someone in a pleasant fashion and make it stick. >> i don't see him doing that. it's a real challenge. he's right to say that. >> what happens in the last 40 minutes of the debate when they are exhausted? >> that's a good question. i think you know this new video which i gather may not be brought out, not the type to bring of this video, something that i think that romney ought to consider. i know it's the third rail of american politics, talking about race, but this video is such a damning indictment of this president in terms of his race hitting what he claims to the been wanting to bring us all together. i wonder if from the could use this in some way. stuart: and not sure of the of the stay up until the end of it. always a pleasure. thank you very much. n
he has to do both at the same time. at the coffee can. it's a very thin line to walk. stuart: you can attack with a smile on your face. >> ronald reagan could do that. >> he is no ronald reagan. stuart: that's a line i've heard before. >> sees no jack kennedy there. was he one of your gas? stuart: you can go after someone in a pleasant fashion and make it stick. >> i don't see him doing that. it's a real challenge. he's right to say that. >> what happens in the...
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. >> reporter: the stage is set and you can expect both candidates to deliver some zingers. they will deliver who has a better plan to make sure this economy turns around. >> well organizers in denver put the final touches on the debate stage and they are putting their final touches on their debate skills. >> reporter: president barack obama and mitt romney will focus on domestic issues, they will focus on the economy something we heard a lot about on the campaign trail. >> what i am most concerned about is having a serious cushion about what we need to do to keep the country growing and restore security for hard working americans. >> do you want four more years for people struggling trying to find a job? >> mitt romney told supporters at a recent campaign stop, the debate is not about winning. >> i think he will be ready and he will be ready on the issues which really what this election is about. >> they are spinning in the encumbrance favor saying the debate will pressure the challengers. >> they will have to back up their statements and they will be held to cat for more a
. >> reporter: the stage is set and you can expect both candidates to deliver some zingers. they will deliver who has a better plan to make sure this economy turns around. >> well organizers in denver put the final touches on the debate stage and they are putting their final touches on their debate skills. >> reporter: president barack obama and mitt romney will focus on domestic issues, they will focus on the economy something we heard a lot about on the campaign trail....
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on the issue of taxes, mitt romney has proposed a 20% across the both tax cut that he says will not increase the deficit and will not shift the burden to middle income taxpayers. yesterday in a radio interview he began to outline how he might pay for that, said he would limit tax deductions for families to $17,000. that is a step toward specificity, but barack obama can go after him on that. by the same token, romney can go after obama because obama's talked about reducing the corporate rate to 28%, but he hasn't specified how he'd pay for it. and then you have the issue of jobs. romney talks about the job record on net from the beginning of president obama's term. and if you do that, it's just about even. maybe a few jobs in the positive territory. but barack obama talks about what's happened since early 2010 since the turnaround started. they'll clash on that. on medicare, the big entitlement spending issue that threatens the bunch the long term. mitt romney's proposed with paul ryan an ambitious reformation of the program that would go to voucher, but he hasn't said what the level of the
on the issue of taxes, mitt romney has proposed a 20% across the both tax cut that he says will not increase the deficit and will not shift the burden to middle income taxpayers. yesterday in a radio interview he began to outline how he might pay for that, said he would limit tax deductions for families to $17,000. that is a step toward specificity, but barack obama can go after him on that. by the same token, romney can go after obama because obama's talked about reducing the corporate rate to...